My wife and I were staying at the Watersmeet Hotel in North Devon and early in the morning walked along the coast path; this is a painting of that view!
BARRICANE BEACH
Author Al Brown Artist.
SAUNTON LAY-BY
An acrylic painting of a sign post in a lay-by which overlooks Saunton Sands in North Devon.
PYRAMID ON FIRE
Glastonbury 2019 and The Cure onstage A3 print! Al
SOUTH CROFTY PROJECT 1970s
Discovered in the loft recently was a roll of screen prints completed at The Cornwall College of Art in the mid 70s. Part of this was in view of possible work with the band Arc who recorded at Roche Recording Studios.
These images were taken by medium format camera of South Crofty Mine in Pool, Cornwall and of the East Pool Mine Pump House with it’s impressive beam engine. When at college I lived in a cottage on Carn Brea and got to see these impressive structures every day. During this time a large graphic image of mine, similar to these, was used in the offices of the South Crofty Mine.
A FORGOTTEN FOLDER
A quick look through a forgotten folder found behind some canvasses in my studio. If there’s anything you like please let me know as all are for sale! The music is a little noodling I did on my guitar a few years ago and I entitled it Costalotcoffee!
THE BOARDWALK TO CROW POINT
A painting using the local Bideford Black pigment. This painting is of the old boardwalk which lead to Crow Point in North Devon.
BLUE PYRAMID
A few prints from my most recent Glastonbury painting. The Killers on stage during Glastonbury 2019. Prints are £25 signed 290 x 420mm.
CIRCLE OF LIFE
The start of a sunflower composition! I’ve recyled this 36 x 36″ canvas from a previous composition; I’ve merely turned the canvas around, restretched and primed it for this painting! I think every painter should attempt sunflowers at least once! Al
THE AFGHAN ROSE
I now seldom work in watercolour so this is a rare painting of mine in a frame purchased at a Topsham antiques market on the quay!
The Afghan rose, a saddler in the bazaar of Tashkourgan occasionally interrupts his work to breathe a rose with infinite delicacy. The old craftsman then seems to escape from this world.
Mahmad Niyaz, May 1967. Original image by Roland and Sabrina Michaud.
BLUE PYRAMID
Continuing with the Glastonbury Festival theme next on the easel is one from 2019 and The Killers with Blue Pyramid! an acrylic on 1000 x 500mm canvas! Al
I’ve started with some Payne’s Grey to define the structures and then have used some acrylic aerosol spray to flatten the sky. I love the effects you get when you paint over the top of the spray because sometimes the tube paint is slightly repelled by the undercoat, we’ll see how it goes!
Al Brown Artist. 